Ater Majok
| No. 3 – Homenetmen Beirut | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | Lebanese Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
4 July 1987 Khartoum, Sudan |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 233 lb (106 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
American International School of Sydney (Sydney, New South Wales) |
| College | Connecticut (2009–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 58th overall |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010 | FMV Işık Okulları |
| 2010–2011 | Perth Wildcats |
| 2011 | Gold Coast Blaze |
| 2011–2012 | BK SPU Nitra |
| 2012–2013 | Tsmoki-Minsk |
| 2013 | KCC Egis |
| 2013–2014 | BG Göttingen |
| 2014–2015 | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
| 2015–2016 | Trefl Sopot |
| 2016 | Beijing Dongfang |
| 2016–present | Homenetmen Beirut |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Ater James Majok (pronounced Ah-TARE Mah-jook; born 4 July 1987) is a South Sudanese-born Australian professional basketball player for Homenetmen Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2011 NBA draft with the 58th overall pick.
Majok was born in Sudan (now South Sudan) in 1987. He migrated to Sydney through a refugee camp in Egypt. Upon arrival in Sydney, he bonded with a group of young men also from Sudan, called the South Stars basketball team.
He attended high school at St Aloysius' College and Parramatta Marist High School in Sydney, and the American International School in Carlingford where he graduated in 2008.
After graduating, he committed to the University of Connecticut. He sat out during the 2008–09 season because he was not cleared to play by the NCAA. In January 2009, Majok joined the UConn roster and was eligible to practice with the squad for the remainder of the season, but was not able to play in games. In April 2009, he declared for the 2009 NBA draft but did not sign with an agent. About a week before the draft, he decided to withdraw his name and returned to UConn.
On 20 December 2009, Majok made his debut with the Huskies. He scored one point and collected three rebounds in 16 minutes of action as a starter.
In September 2010, Majok announced that he was leaving Connecticut, though the reasons as to why remain unclear. In 2009–10, he played in 26 games for the Huskies, averaging 2.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game.
In October 2010, Majok signed a two-month deal with FMV Isikspor Istanbul, a 2nd-division Turkish club. He played 7 games for them, averaging 13.9 points, 8.6 rebounds and 3.1 blocks in 28.3 minutes. After his contract expired, he left Turkey.
On 24 December 2010, Majok signed a six-week deal with the Perth Wildcats of the Australian NBL as an injury replacement for Jesse Wagstaff and Matthew Knight. In 8 games for the Wildcats, Majok averaged 7.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game. Despite his short stint in Perth, Majok became a favourite amongst the Wildcats fans with due to his shot blocking ability, blocking a total of 11 shots in his first three games.
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